Example sentences of "[adj] time before they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if it may be some time before they are commercially acceptable , pioneer work is essential if our planet is to feed the teeming millions of people who will live on it by the twenty-first century . |
| 2 | The way the Minogue sisters are likely to carry on working , it could be some time before they get the chance of another shopping trip . |
| 3 | It was some time before they had Liam fit to drive the cart home . |
| 4 | That was still untended and wild ; the house had been empty for some time before they bought it , or rather Mr Paul had . |
| 5 | Science was being taught in public schools and in grammar schools , and there were courses in universities , which in Britain began at about this time to catch on — this was the era when the great municipal universities started to flourish , though it was to be some time before they received government grants . |
| 6 | ‘ They had known each other for some time before they married , though , had n't they ? ’ ventured Greg . |
| 7 | It is unlikely that , given the current level of resources , both financial and human , the Council would be in a position to initiate central development of these courses in the near future , and it would therefore be some time before they would be incorporated into the new style provision . |
| 8 | Equally , it is possible for goods to be delivered to the buyer some time before they become his property . |
| 9 | Car and bodies had been so badly charred that it was some time before they could be identified . |
| 10 | By its very nature , when delivered , bespoke software often contains errors and it may be some time before they can all be traced and corrected . |
| 11 | They had heard it some time before they reached it , the rumble of thunder growing louder as they approached , to become almost deafening at the point where a cloud of spray hovered overhead , the droplets becoming tiny rainbows as they caught the sun . |
| 12 | Paige found her appetite quickly satisfied , and knew that it would be some time before they would be eating normally again . |
| 13 | It was some time before they were able to leave the hospital , and they went straight to Jack 's barn . |
| 14 | So it will be some time before they 've sorted out all the flowers and shrubs destined for a new home . |
| 15 | With their team on the verge of relegation and Boro pushing for promotion , the Argyle fans savoured their beer , contemplating the prospect that it may be some time before they drink in the Tap ‘ n ’ Barrel again . |
| 16 | It was a long time before they subsided sufficiently for him to relax his muscles and lie still in the rough familiar comfort of tangled blankets . |
| 17 | But the Voice of Reason argued that Preston 's marriage , and his career , were demasted , holed and rudderless a long time before they foundered together on the rock of Carla . |
| 18 | It was a long time before they spoke . |
| 19 | Those actively interested in diamonds will have to wait a very long time before they will be able to put their hands on these cosmic ornaments . |
| 20 | Although … well , it does look as though it 's going to be a long time before they can leave hospital , ’ she added sorrowfully . |
| 21 | His kisses were deep and cherishing and hungry , and it was a long time before they eventually came up for air . |
| 22 | She did not confirm for them that she had been meeting an escaped prisoner and she did not explain the significance of the print-out , but they clearly knew the first and it would be only a short time before they worked out the second . |
| 23 | Yes if erm two girls were in a toilet you were fined and they used to stop the money , oh yes two girls were fined it was a very strict there it was er quite as strict there as it was a H & T Hornes and erm you , you but you could have a drink there , but er at one time before they allowed a drink , a cup of tea , the men used to , someone to watch to see if , when we were working in the top shop cos we could see if anyone came up the , up the shop into , from the bottom shop into top shop then they put a can on erm on something to boil you see and er oh and we got a little sto coal stove to heat the shop , no central heating pipes or anything like that , and they put er someone you could see anyone coming up the , up the steps and er anyway there was someone , one of the bosses coming up so they erm whipped the can off , ran round the back of the bench wh where there were a lot of hand presses going and Mr walked straight he was only mad that off the can of boiling water |